Treatment Instructions

Pre-Treatment Instructions

• Do not eat solid food for 4 hours prior to your arrival time at the clinic.  You can drink clear liquids for up to 2 hours prior to your arrival. Failure to comply with this requirement may result in your treatment being cancelled and rescheduled.
• You may take your regular medicines as you normally would, including the morning of the infusion unless told otherwise by the physician.
• You may wear comfortable street clothes during the treatment. You may wish to bring a blanket or comfortable sweater, and your favorite music and headphones.
• Plan to arrive 15 minutes before your scheduled treatment time.
• Plan to recover for approximately 20 minutes after your infusion before being released to go home.
• For infusions that last up to four hours you should plan on recovering for approximately 1-2 hours before being released to go home.
  

Post-treatment Instructions

• Arrange for someone to drive you home and for someone to stay with you throughout the next 24 hours.
• You should not drive a car, operate machinery or make any legal decision for the next 24 hours.
• You should not use any recreational drugs or alcohol for the next 24 hours.